Post-legislative Scrutiny: Biodiversity and Biodiversity Reporting Duties

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- Introduction
- Background
  - The biodiversity framework
  - The biodiversity and biodiversity reporting duties
- Issues explored
  - Compliance with the biodiversity and biodiversity reporting duties
  - Actions to improve compliance with biodiversity and reporting duties
    
    Clearer links between the reporting duty and international targets and outcomes
    
    Provision of additional guidance and support
    
    Making the duties more proportionate
    
    Availability of biodiversity data
    
    Local engagement
  - Issues around reporting
    
    Timing of reporting deadline
    
    Publication of reports
- Conclusions
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Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, June 7). Official Report, Columns 2-12. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11592&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, June 7). Official Report, Column 2. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11592&mode=pdf

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Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, May 31). Official Report, Column 13. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, May 31). Official Report, Column 14. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

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Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, June 7). Official Report, Column 3. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11592&mode=pdf

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Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee 31 May 2018, Alison Anderson, contrib. 25, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&c=2098337

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Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, May 31). Official Report, Column 15. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee 07 June 2018, Roseanna Cunningham, contrib. 29, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11592&c=2100638

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, June 7). Official Report, Column 7. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, May 31). Official Report, Column 11. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, June 7). Official Report, Column 4. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11592&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, May 31). Official Report, Column 16. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, May 31). Official Report, Column 18. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, June 7). Official Report, Column 6. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, May 31). Official Report, Column 8. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, June 7). Official Report, Column 16. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, June 7). Official Report, Column 9. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11592&mode=pdf

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2018, May 31). Official Report, Column 5. Retrieved from http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11574&mode=pdf

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